# Those black "spoiler" boxes \[Now with NEW spoiler boxes\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 23, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019 "2009-02-23T05:21:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/21 "2009-02-23T17:17:19Z")
Sweet. They do! ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/22 "2009-02-23T17:37:21Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Actually, yes, previews for the next episode are considered spoilers. The spoiler warning in the title only covers that episode, not future episodes. This is my understanding of the recent spoiler discussion in ATMB. See, I was under the impression that they weren’t considered spoilers. I remember the discussion in that one “The Office” thread but that didn’t get settled. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/23 "2009-02-23T17:42:57Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > See, I was under the impression that they weren’t considered spoilers. I remember the discussion in that one “The Office” thread but that didn’t get settled. That thread inspired another discussion in ATMB, with the result **Oakminster** described. If a weekly thread has “spoilers” in the title, it’s reasonable to expect spoilers for that week’s episode, but you might not expect them for the following week’s episode. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/24 "2009-02-23T19:09:20Z")
[spoiler2]This is fun! Okay, I’m easily amused.[/spoiler2] ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/25 "2009-02-23T19:14:33Z")
[Spoiler2][spoiler2][spoiler2]Haha!. Made you look![/Spoiler2][/spoiler2][/spoiler2] ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/26 "2009-02-23T19:16:58Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Actually, yes, previews for the next episode are considered spoilers. This is why I began that sentence with “for many threads”. ---
**Author:** ![Lakai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/27 "2009-02-23T19:23:47Z")
[Spoiler2]Sweet.[/spoiler2] ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/28 "2009-02-23T19:26:33Z")
[spoiler] And how do you create them? In very simple terms, please! [/spoiler2] One easy way to do it when replying to a post is to hit the “Quote” button and then replace the word “QUOTE” (and any following text) with the word “SPOILER”. And remember, “Preview” is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/29 "2009-02-23T19:34:05Z")
[spoiler2]Moved to ATMB and revised thread title.[/spoiler2] ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/30 "2009-02-23T20:08:28Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > This is why I began that sentence with “for many threads”. Which was incorrect. The rule I mentioned applies to all threads. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/31 "2009-02-23T21:02:43Z")
[Update on the spoiler tag](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=507875). ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019/32 "2009-02-23T22:55:23Z")
There’s an even more fundamental rule about using spoilers: Indicate, OUTSIDE the spoiler, why whatever you are typing is a spoiler. Oh, and I think spoiling speculation isn’t TOTALLY outrageous, depending on the context, although it’s not something I think makes sense in most contexts. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-black-spoiler-boxes-now-with-new-spoiler-boxes/487019.md?page=1)